Synod on Synodality: Dare we hope? Asked by a hopeful skeptic!
It's Monday October 9th and I'm writing from a specatcular Jekyll Island, GA. Had no power on Saturday so I couldn't follow what was...
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Synod Journey Blog
Our thoughts along the synod road.
Debbie Stollery
- Oct 1
- 2 min
It's GO! time.... the Synod on Synodality is beginning
It's an odd time to be an American Catholic. While much of the world is praying, watching and waiting for the Holy Spirit's inspiration...
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Debbie Stollery
- Sep 27
- 3 min
Let's get set ... for the Synod on Synodality!
Do you remember when you were a kid, and the tug of war was about to begin? There'd be someone, usually an adult, calling out to us,...
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Karen Jennings
- Sep 25
- 2 min
What is this excitement about the Synod?
Welcome guest blogger and PVP Leadership Team member Karen Jennings! Karen's relatively new to our Team and brings to us her many...
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Debbie Stollery
- Sep 21
- 4 min
Ready...Set...Go! First step? Get Ready!
"The ongoing synodal process is not only the most important moment in the life of the Catholic Church since Vatican II. It's also the...
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Debbie Stollery
- Sep 14
- 3 min
Synodal Faith: Not for the faint or fearful
"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe." — Saint Augustine Here's what I do not...
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Dennis Beeman
- Sep 5
- 2 min
Guess What? They Listened!
Have you ever participated in an organized group process where you were asked your opinion, but you doubted if what you said would make...
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Debbie Stollery
- Aug 18
- 6 min
Synodality's Benefits for the Clergy: Part 2
This is the final blog in this series intended to provide language and logic for why synodality is the way forward for the Church in the...
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Debbie Stollery
- Aug 10
- 6 min
Why Synodality Benefits the Clergy
This continues our 5-part series on "Why Synodality?" with the last two blogs in this series written specifically for clergy, and by...
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Debbie Stollery
- Jul 28
- 6 min
Why Synodality? For the sake of the world...
This is the second in a series of blogs on 'Why synodality?" Seems there are many current Church leaders, lay and ordained, and perhaps...
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Debbie Stollery
- Jul 18
- 5 min
Why Synodality? Because Eucharist is powerful, but not alone!
This begins a series of blogs on 'Why synodality?" Seems there are many current Church leaders, lay and ordained, and perhaps even more...
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Adam Joseph
- Jul 14
- 11 min
A Young Adult Speaks: "Building a Synodal Church"
The Pentecost Vigil Project welcomes Adam Joseph, graduate of the Catholic University of America Class of 2023. He majored in politics...
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Debbie Stollery
- Jul 7
- 7 min
Nobody showed up!
There's nothing quite like the pain of hosting a party, or any event for that matter, inviting lots of people and few show up. It's...
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Dennis and Loretta Beeman
- Jun 30
- 3 min
Breaking News: People Like to be Listened To!
I'm so pleased to introduce our next pair of guest bloggers, Dennis and Loretta Beeman of Richmond, VA! They are both PVP Leadership...
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Dana Hlusko
- Jun 23
- 4 min
The Spirit is at Work!
When Pope Francis announced a “Synod on the Synod,” I volunteered to be one of the facilitators/note takers for listening sessions. I had...
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Dana Hlusko
- Jun 16
- 2 min
Led by the Spirit
In between our Foundations in Synodality blog series, I am pleased to welcome PVP Leadership Team member Dana Hlusko back to the...
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Debbie Stollery
- Jun 2
- 7 min
Can you help heal me?
Jesus knew something that we tend to forget in our culture which prizes individualism. He knew that we human beings are wired to be...
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Debbie Stollery
- May 26
- 9 min
It's Too Complicated to Join!
Early in our parish's walk along the synod journey, a young family came for Holy Thursday, on my invitation. I was late getting there and...
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Debbie Stollery
- May 19
- 3 min
Open the Doors and then What?
Connection, Participation and Synodality Here's the deal. A healthy Church, living out the Wisdom of Vatican II, requires all the...
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Debbie Stollery
- May 12
- 6 min
I'm So Damned Lonely
So here we are, 3 years into the Covid19 colored world. We are no longer confined to our homes, experiencing restrictions on gatherings...
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